1.Vernon Corporation offered detachable 5-year warrants to buy one share of common stock (par value $5) at $20 (at a time when the stock was selling for $32). The price paid for 600, $1,000 bonds with the warrants attached was $615,000. The market price of the Vernon bonds without the warrants was $540,000, and the market price of the warrants without the bonds was $60,000. What amount should be allocated to the warrants?.

2.On January 1, 2015, Ritter Company granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 15,000 shares of the company's $1 par common stock at $20 per share as additional compensation for services to be rendered over the next three years. The options are exercisable during a five-year period beginning January 1, 2018 by grantees still employed by Ritter. The Black-Scholes option pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $135,000. The market price of common stock was $26 per share at the date of grant. The journal entry to record the compensation expense related to these options for 2015 would include a credit to the Paid-in Capital—Stock Options account for

3.On January 1, 2015, Gridley Corporation had 250,000 shares of its $2 par value common stock outstanding. On March 1, Gridley sold an additional 500,000 shares on the open market at $20 per share. Gridley issued a 20% stock dividend on May 1. On August 1, Gridley purchased 280,000 shares and immediately retired the stock. On November 1, 400,000 shares were sold for $25 per share. What is the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for 2015?

Use the following information for questions 4 and 5.

Hanson Co. had 200,000 shares of common stock, 20,000 shares of convertible preferred stock, and $1,000,000 of 5% convertible bonds outstanding during 2015. The preferred stock is convertible into 40,000 shares of common stock. During 2015, Hanson paid dividends of $.60 per share on the common stock and $2 per share on the preferred stock. Each $1,000 bond is convertible into 45 shares of common stock. The net income for 2015 was $400,000 and the income tax rate was 30%.

4. Basic earnings per share for 2015 is (rounded to the nearest penny)

5. Diluted earnings per share for 2015 is (rounded to the nearest penny)

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